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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
In this final-year unit, students gain work experience that aligns with their chosen field of biomedical science specialisation, to broaden their industry networks and develop graduate capabilities. Students may undertake a range of supervised activities in clinical, laboratory, professional or simulated settings, to build familiarity with authentic workplace environments, apply critical thinking to assist decision-making and further develop discipline knowledge and capabilities. Through the portfolio assessments, students develop a record of their work capabilities which can then be used for future career development. Students are expected to work independently, use initiative and communicate with colleagues in professional and ethical ways. Students are required to take full responsibility for their own learning, time management, outcomes and achievements in this unit.
Students will undertake their placement at times convenient to the host organisation, which may occur outside the identified standard university semester or regular hours, and the student will be supervised primarily by the host organisation. Additionally, pre-identified placement periods may change with minimal notice to students due to circumstances outside the control of the School.
Students must complete 240 credit points in their current course of study before attempting this unit.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
For more information see the Semester Timetable
This unit requires students to complete a minimum of 100 hours of placement within a public, private, not-for-profit or simulated workplace. Host supervisors and the Unit Coordinator will discuss and negotiate student learning objectives and will support students during their placement experience. Students are responsible for completing and submitting a range of compulsory pre-placement requirements in a portfolio format a minimum of 4-weeks prior to a placement offering being available. Pre-placement requirements may include risk management and insurance documentation, background checks and clearances (e.g. police clearances, working with children checks) and obtaining any required vaccinations or medical clearances. Pre- placement requirements must be completed and submitted within the defined timeframes to be offered a placement opportunity and to be eligible to pass the unit. During the placement, students will maintain a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates their learning achievements, capability development and evidence of their placement experiences. Students will engage in reflective practice to review their placement and highlight areas of development for the future and will be assessed on their portfolio of evidence, supervision reports and placement reflection upon completion of the practicum experience.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Portfolio ^ | Pre-Placement Planning |
| Portfolio ^ | Biomedical Science Placement Portfolio |
| Reflective Practice | Biomedical Science Placement Reflection |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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